Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-02-12

CRY and tnake UP your mind 20 stop your
paper. to make the editor feel humiliat-
ed, just poke a finger in water and pull it
out aud lock for the hole. Then you
know how sadly you have been missed.
The man who thinks paper cannot
survive without his support ought to go
off aud stay awhile. When he goes
back he &ill nnd that half OF his friends
didn't know he was gone. The other
half didn : csre cent. ana the world
at large hadn't Dept any account of his
movements &batever Hos Oil find
tnings you cast indorss in every paper.
Even TIE Bible N rather plaia and hits
hard lieAs If you we're 10 get mad and
bura your Bible the hundreds OF press
es would ssill % on printing them and
il you were 10 stop ysur paper and call
the editor all forts of ugly namss. the
paper would sAill b. published. &c.
Mr.. JoHs b. FINLEY, Of Romney,
w. Va, who has been soliciting mem
bership in the Home Library Asso-
citation, has been quite successful in
our town. His list of members taken
here contains some of the most prom
inent men of our town, which argues
well for the plan he represents. The
Association is indorsed by leading
men in nearly every state and terri
tory in the Union. To those who
expectto indulge their literary tastes,
his Association is invaluable, as it
furnishes any published work at
wholesale prices. To those who do
not,-but would like tot is equally
valuable, as it places books within
their reach. The Association also
furnishes papers, periodicals, maya
zines, albums, music, etc., at greatly
reduced rates. On examination, we
find the presentation volume valua-
BILE, and to some, without reference
works, fully worth the price asked
for admission into the Association.
THE CREAMERY.-It gives the
STATESMAN great pleasure to note any
evidence of enterprise in our midst, and
with the object in view we made an
examination yesterday of the creamery,
now about to go into operations, erect
ed by Messrs G. j. and Robert Thatcher
The vat. or receptacle for cream will
hold 800 gallons, and there are two
churns capable of churning 200 lbs each
at one churning. The butter will be
worked by machinery, and turned out
in prints. The proper temperature
will be preserved by steam pipes in win
ter, and ice in summer. The capacity
of the establishment will be 500 lbs. of
butter per day. The plan is to keep
wagons running through all parts of this
and adjoining counties to collect cream
Cans especially adapted to the purpose
will be furnished the farmers at stip-
ulated price, so arranged that the
amount of cream can be accurately as
certained. The Messrs. Thatcher pro-
pose to furnish all homo demand before
shipping any Of the products OF theil
dairy, so there need be no fear that TIN
now enterprise will produce any scarci
ty of butter In the cemmunity.-Stotes
man.
II VALENTINE DXY.--Monday is St
Valentine Day, and another opportun-
ity will be giventise love-sick swain and
maid to express sweet sentiments an
ANONYMOUSLY, towards the adored one.
The windows are hung with the crea.
, tions of art, and the imagination has
been twisted into thousand forms to
satisfy the cravings of a thousand peo-
pie. The festive youth, with open
mouth, and broad grin on his features,
looks cunniagly at the Iong-nose school
; teacher, with the huge spsctacles bridg-
ing his nose, and the kicking little
truant dangling on his~knee, between
che floor and descending rule. The
spiteful Eve sees ugly creatures which
she thinks just excellent to wound .
sisters feelings, and buys them, writes
mean charges and unkind sentiments,
and can hardly wait until Monday
dawns to send them on . mission Of
malice and meanness. But there are
always silver Innings to the darkest
clouds, and there are In valentines some
pretty designs, indicative OF love and
friendship and respect. These will be
eagerly sought for by the well. bred and
kind hearted, and when the loved-ones
to whom they are directed, receive
them, JOY and delight will ill their
hearts. There is an old tradition con-
nected with this festival. It is said
that on this day every bird chooses it's
| mate. and ioyfully preparN for connnbial